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Everytown, Arkansas Moms Demand Action Denounce Senate Judiciary Committee Advancing Bill That Would Force Colleges to Allow Guns on Campus
HB 1249 Would Force Guns onto College Campuses by Requiring Colleges to Allow Staff Members to Carry Hidden, Loaded Handguns on Campus Since 2013, Arkansas Colleges and Universities Have Had the Option to Allow Certain Full-Time Staff Members to Carry…
February 15, 2017
ICYMI: Committee Chair Says He Won’t Hold Hearing On Bill That Would Keep Guns Out of the Hands of Domestic Abusers
Wanted to make sure you saw the Indianapolis Star story reporting that Rep. Ben Smaltz said he did not plan to hold a hearing on House Bill 1534, a bill that would prohibit gun possession by…
February 15, 2017
Everytown Statement on Congress Weakening Existing Gun Laws by Repealing Social Security Administration Rule Requiring Submission of Records of Prohibited Purchasers Into the Background Check System
Repeal of Rule Degrades Background Check System, Highlights Hypocrisy of Legislators Who Say They Support Enforcing Existing Laws to Keep Guns Out of Dangerous Hands WASHINGTON – Everytown for Gun Safety, the country’s largest gun violence prevention organization, released the…
February 15, 2017
Everytown, Hawaii Moms Demand Action Applaud Senate Committee Vote in Favor of Legislation That Would Require State Law Enforcement Officials be Alerted When Criminals Break the Law and Try to Obtain Guns
Senate Bill 1037 Seeks to Strengthen the Background Check System in Hawaii by Giving Law Enforcement More Tools to Keep Guns out of Dangerous Hands HONOLULU – The Hawaii chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a…
February 14, 2017
Everytown, Utah Moms Demand Action, Gun Violence Survivors Applaud House Committee for Rejecting Legislation That Would Allow Untrained, Unlicensed People to Carry Hidden, Loaded Guns In Public
House Bill 237 Would Have Dismantled Utah’s Current Concealed Carry Licensing System SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and a member of the Everytown Survivor Network, both part of Everytown…
February 14, 2017
Everytown, Oregon Moms Demand Action, Gun Violence Survivors and Oregon Alliance for Gun Safety Applaud Leadership of Majority Leader Williamson, Senator Prozanski and Governor Brown for Introducing 2017 Gun Violence Prevention Bill Package
Senate Bill 797 Would Help Protect Oregon’s Women and Children by Closing the “Boyfriend Loophole” and Keeping Guns Out of the Hands of Convicted Stalkers Legislative Package Would Also Strengthen Oregon’s Background Check System by Closing the “Charleston Loophole” and…
February 14, 2017
New Poll: 77 Percent of Indiana Residents Believe People Subject to Domestic Violence Protection Orders Should be Prohibited From Buying Guns
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and the Everytown Survivor Network today released a new poll conducted by SurveyUSA that finds the overwhelming majority of Hoosiers — including three in four Indiana gun owners — support prohibiting…
February 14, 2017
ICYMI: South Dakota Voters Overwhelmingly Support Current Permit Requirement for Concealed Carry
In case you missed it, yesterday Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and the South Dakota chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, both part of Everytown, released a poll conducted by SurveyUSA…
February 13, 2017
Fourth Time’s Not the Charm: Guns on Campus Bill Reintroduced in Georgia Legislature
For the past three years, the gun lobby has been consumed with supporting legislation that would force Georgia’s public colleges and universities to allow individuals to carry guns on their campuses. Last year, Georgia became one of seventeen states to…
February 13, 2017
New Poll: 89 Percent of South Dakotans Support Current Concealed Carry Permitting Requirement
Poll Released Amid Consideration of H1072, a Reckless Bill in the South Dakota Legislature That Would Let People Carry Hidden, Loaded Handguns in Public Without a Permit Support for the State’s Concealed Carry Permit Requirement Was Even Higher Among Gun…
February 10, 2017
ICYMI: The NRA’s $5 million dollar gun for hire
The Washington Post reported that NRA chief lobbyist Wayne LaPierre received a nearly $4 million retirement payout in 2015, even as NRA contributions declined. It’s yet another proof point that what was once an organization of…
February 9, 2017
Gun Lobby Defeated Again: Everytown, Colorado Moms Demand Action, Gun Violence Survivors Applaud House Committee for Stopping Dangerous Gun Bills
Colorado Moms Demand Action Volunteers and Gun Violence Survivors Testified Against Efforts to Weaken Colorado’s Strong Gun Laws During Marathon Committee Hearing on Gun Bills DENVER –The Colorado chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and the…
February 9, 2017
Everytown for Gun Safety Statement on Confirmation of Jeff Sessions as U.S. Attorney General
Sessions Should Take Common-Sense Steps to Enforce Existing Gun Laws NEW YORK – Everytown for Gun Safety, the country’s largest gun violence prevention organization, released the following statement from President John Feinblatt today upon the confirmation of Jeff Sessions as…
February 8, 2017
“Danger in the Land of Enchantment”: Everytown Investigation Shows Criminals in New Mexico Flock to Vast Online Marketplace to Evade Background Checks, Arm Themselves Illegally
One in Every Fifteen Would-Be Online Gun Buyers in New Mexico Is Prohibited from Possessing Firearms; 64 Percent of These Would-Be Prohibited Buyers Faced Open Criminal Charges, Were on Probation or Parole, or Had Warrants Out for Their Arrest at…
February 8, 2017
Everytown, New Mexico Moms Demand Action, Gun Violence Survivors, Former Law Enforcement Join With Lawmakers to Rally in Support of Legislation to Require Criminal Background Checks For All Gun Sales
Senate Bill 48/House Bill 50 Seeks to Close the Loophole in Current New Mexico Law That Allows Criminals, Domestic Abusers and Other Dangerous People to Obtain Guns from Unlicensed Sellers, With No Background Check, No Questions Asked…
February 8, 2017
More Than 150 Volunteers With Missouri Moms Demand Action and the Everytown Survivor Network Urge Legislators to Oppose Dangerous Gun Bills at Annual Advocacy Day
Missouri Moms Demand Action Volunteers Met with Legislators During Annual Advocacy Day, Urging Them To Block Attempts To Allow Hidden, Loaded Handguns in K-12 Schools, College Facilities, Bars and Other Sensitive Places JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – More than 150 volunteers…
February 7, 2017
Georgia Moms Demand Action, Gun Violence Survivors Urge Legislators to Stop Bill Forcing Colleges to Allow Guns
For the Fourth Year in a Row, the Georgia Chapter of Moms Demand Action Will Stand with College Students, Faculty and Parents to Defeat Guns on Campus Bill Governor Deal Vetoed Similar Legislation in 2016 that Polling Shows is…
February 7, 2017
Everytown and Moms Demand Action Respond to U.S. Senate Confirmation of Betsy Devos as Secretary of Education
DeVos’ Comments During Confirmation Process Indicate Support for Guns in Classrooms and Eliminating Gun-Free School Zones WASHINGTON – Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement today in response…
February 6, 2017
Everytown, New Mexico Moms Demand Action Applaud House Consumer and Public Affairs Committee Passage of Legislation to Require Criminal Background Checks For All Gun Sales
House Bill 50 Seeks to Close the Loophole in Current New Mexico Law That Allows Criminals, Domestic Abusers and Other Dangerous People to Obtain Guns from Unlicensed Sellers, With No Background Check, No Questions Asked…
February 2, 2017
Lawmakers Considering Reckless Proposals That Would Eliminate North Dakota’s Concealed Carry Permit Requirement, Allow Guns in Schools
Later this week, the North Dakota House of Representatives will convene committee hearings on a pair of dangerous proposals that would roll back crucial gun safety laws currently in effect. Scheduled for a hearing Thursday, HB 1169 would dismantle the…
February 2, 2017
Everytown, Florida Moms Demand Action Oppose Six Dangerous New Gun Bills Including Measures That Would Allow People to Openly Carry Handguns in Public and Would Force Colleges to Allow Guns On Campus
SB 644 and SB 646 Would Effectively Allow People to Openly Carry Loaded Handguns in Public SB 622, SB 626 and SB 618 Would Force Colleges to Allow Guns on Campus, Force Public Officials to Allow Guns at Public Meetings,…
February 2, 2017
Everytown, Arkansas Moms Demand Action Condemn House Passage of Bill That Would Force Colleges to Allow Guns on Campus
HB 1249 Would Force Guns onto College Campuses by Requiring Colleges to Allow Staff Members to Carry Hidden, Loaded Handguns on Campus Since 2013, Arkansas Colleges and Universities Have Had the Option to Allow Certain Full-Time Staff Members to Carry…
February 2, 2017
Everytown, Wyoming Moms Demand Action Criticize House Vote in Favor of Three Dangerous Gun Bills Aimed at Forcing Guns Onto College Campuses and Putting Guns in Schools and Government Meetings
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Wyoming chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today criticized lawmakers in the House for voting in favor of three different pieces of legislation that would force…
February 1, 2017
Everytown, Kansas Moms Demand Action Respond to House Committee Hearing on Legislation That Would Prevent Colleges From Being Forced to Allow Hidden, Loaded Handguns in Campus Buildings
House Bill 2074 Seeks to Resolve Rising Concerns About Guns on Campus Earlier Today, Volunteers with the Kansas chapter of Moms Demand Action Testified in Support of the Legislation TOPEKA, Kan. – Volunteers with the Kansas chapter of Moms Demand…
Did you know
Black Americans are nearly twice as likely as white Americans to die from COVID-19 and more than 10 times as likely to die from gun homicide.
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, “Gun Violence and COVID-19 in 2020: A Year of Colliding Crises,” May 7, 2021, https://everytownresearch.org/report/gun-violence-and-covid-19-in-2020-a-year-of-colliding-crises/.
